Strong's Greek · G1006

βόσκω

bóskō

feed, keep

Definition

to pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze

Derivation

a prolonged form of a primary verb (compare G977 (βιβρώσκω), G1016 (βοῦς));

Appears 9 times in Scripture

Mark 5:11

There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.

John 21:17

Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

Luke 15:15

So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

Matthew 8:30

In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.

Mark 5:14

Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.

Luke 8:32

There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

Luke 8:34

When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.

John 21:15

When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”

Matthew 8:33

Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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